Still Planting! Heucherella, False Spiraea & Hibiscus 🌿🙌🌺

Stapelia grandiflora from South Africa. Also known as carion flowers, they smell of rot in order to attract their fly pollinators. In the milkweed family, Apocynaceae. . #stapelia #stapeliagrandiflora #cactus #cactuslover #succulentobsession #botany #apocynaceae #horticulture #greenhouse #sfsu #sfstate #sfsubio | SFSU Greenhouse

The pruning cart makes the job quick

Smithsonian Gardens arborist Jake Hendee explains how and why we prune the crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia ‘Miami’) outside the @amhistorymuseum.🌳 Video description: arborist standing under a tree with a pole pruner explaining the pruning technique of pollarding, followed by a timelapse of the pruning by staff. #SmithsonianGardens #Pollarding #TreePruning #CrapeMyrtle #UrbanHorticulture | Smithsonian Gardens